NASA astronaut Mike Fincke identifies himself as the crew member in the agency's first space-station medical evacuation

Mike Fincke said he was the astronaut whose medical issue prompted NASA’s first medical evacuation from the International Space Station; his condition stabilized and he says he is doing well.

Mike Fincke has identified himself as the astronaut who required a medical evacuation from the International Space Station last month. The 58-year-old spaceflight veteran said his condition stabilized with help from crewmates and flight surgeons on the ground. He said he is doing well now. Fincke launched with three others on a SpaceX flight last summer and the mission ended early in mid-January. Known details: - Fincke described having a medical event that required immediate attention, and the mission returned early on Jan. 15. - NASA reported this as the agency’s first medical evacuation from the space station. - Fincke is a retired Air Force colonel chosen by NASA in 1996 and has logged 549 days in space across four missions. Summary: The early return shortened the mission and led to the cancellation of a planned spacewalk. Undetermined at this time.